I had to tackle shoveling off my deck today.
The warmer weather is starting and the melt from the deck just sits next to the house and works it was down the foundation. I've had alot of issues with water in the basement and even though, i did all kinds of foundation work and upgrades, in my experience just getting the water away from the house is the best thing to do.
So i toiled away for over 2hrs today to dig away and find the deck again!
I have to admit I'm bit surprised it only too 2 hrs, I was very intimidated facing that wall of snow when i started.